11:32 PM,
Jan. 31, 2013

Revelers enjoy the 2012 Vampire Crawl in downtown Reno. More than 2,000 are expected to dress up for the Feb. 9 crawl.

Written by

Scott Oxarart
soxarart@rgj.com

Vampire Crawl creator Ed Adkins likes to tell the story about his Valentine's Day-inspired crawl. He was once accused of trying to capitalize on the vampire fad, and more specifically movies like "The Twilight Saga."

"It was funny because I've never seen a 'Twilight' movie," Adkins said.

Adkins started the Vampire Crawl five years ago so single people who hated Valentine's Day could make fun of the holiday with fellow critics. ...